Sometimes the buddy-cop formula can seem robotic. So why not add an actual robot?

At Fox’s “upfront” presentation Monday in New York, Fox announced their coming shows, including a new sci-fi series called “Almost Human.”

The show takes place in the year 2048 and follows a “broken” cop (Karl Urban) — he’s missing a leg and has a prosthetic that’s not taking — as he teams up with a “synthetic” named Dorian (Michael Ealy), a not-like-the-others robot.

With a distinctly “I, Robot” feel, “Almost Human” comes from J.J. Abrams, whose current television productions include NBC’s “Revolution” and CBS’s “Person of Interest.”

Abrams is also directing “Star Trek Into Darkness,” the new “Star Wars” film, the newly announced “Mission: Impossible 5.”